With each day that passes without any arrests in the Bochicchio murders, frustration mounts. Law enforcement officials have been working diligently on the case for over a month. Despite their efforts and the supposedly abundant forensic evidence collected at the scene of the crime, the police evidently do not have any clue as to who committed the atrocious murders.

The only thing they know is that it appears similar to an August incident at Town Center and another in Mizner Park, both of which have not resulted in any arrests. There are also no suspects in the Randi Gorenberg murder case which happened over ten months ago.

Reliable sources have advised me that there was an attempted carjacking at gun point on Jog Road in December and an attempted car robbery in broad daylight last week at the Military Trail post office. In early December, my car was robbed of an ipod and several of my neighbor's cars were also robbed of personal items. Credit cards taken from one of the vehicles were used hours later in Miami but to my knowledge the case was immediately closed without any arrests.

The fact that the perpetrators of murders and robberies are still walking the streets of our community has everyone in a justifiably heightened state of concern. The lack of any arrests in these high profile cases along with stories of widespread crime makes it feel like we are living in the Wild West.

Local law enforcement officials need to reassure the public that we are not living in a lawless community. A strong zero tolerance policy toward any crime needs to be adopted and enforced. While we should not compromise on-going investigations, the police do need to be more forthcoming so that citizens can be aware of potential problems and feel more secure.

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